U.S. stocks traded mostly higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining over 100 points on Monday.
The Dow traded up 0.01% to 45,404.20 while the NASDAQ rose 0.67% to 21,845.34. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.25% to 6,497.56.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Information technology shares jumped by 1.1% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, real estate stocks fell by 1.2%.
Top Headline
Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) jumped around 15% following Friday’s news that it will be included in the S&P 500.
The S&P Dow Jones Indices announced a major update to its benchmarks on Friday, which includes new additions to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600.
The inclusion of Robinhood in the S&P 500 is a crucial moment for the brokerage, signifying its evolution from a …